Financial constraints often force fleet managers to make tough equipment decisions. Should I repair a vehicle or replace it? If I do repair it, how much work should I do? Just enough to get by or a ...

What Is Whole-Life Cost? Whole-life cost is the total expense of owning an asset over its entire life, from purchase to disposal, as determined by financial analysis. It is also known as the ...

This brief presentation of the principles of life-cycle cost analysis is intended as background for the committee's report. Readers seeking a complete discussion of the topic should refer to the ...

There are many hurdles to overcome when completing a life cycle cost assessment. LCCAs have been praised by some and criticized or viewed with skepticism by others. Some AEC professionals like to use ...

In our modem society, all products and services are based on the use of energy and material resources. While the products and services of stone-age hunter-gatherers or a primitive village economy may ...

Life cycle analysis or assessments (LCAs) are a quintessential tool for power and utility industry professionals and tradespeople. They determine the environmental and financial value of new ...

Alexandra Twin has 15+ years of experience as an editor and writer, covering financial news for public and private companies. Ebony Howard is a certified public accountant and a QuickBooks ProAdvisor ...

Award enshrines the impact of contributions by Lehigh CEE professor—deemed the "Father of Life-Cycle Analysis” by ASCE—to life-cycle civil engineering and life-cycle cost optimization The American ...

The idea that life-cycle costs can be controlled and minimized has wide appeal, but life-cycle cost analysis has not been consistently applied in the design and management of buildings. A variety of ...